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SubjectRe: [PATCH] ACPI: create "processor.bm_check_disable" boot param

On Tue, 27 Jul 2010, Andi Kleen wrote:

> > > This needs to be also documented in Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> >
> > I thought about that and decided against it.
> > While we do document some driver specific modparams
> > in kernel-parameters.txt, I do not expect this one to
> > be used that often -- mostly for diagnosis of BIOS bugs.
> > I know of two machines that need it,
> > and both of those machines have a BIOS update
> > or a BIOS update in progress that make it unnecessary.
>
> I think even obscure parameters should be documented.

Where?

kernel-parameters.txt seems to be mostly about core kernel parameters.
While there are some key driver parameters in there, they
appear to be the exception.

-Len



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